hang together

[hang around] {v.}, {informal} 1. To pass time or stay near without any real purpose or aim; loaf near or in. * /The principal warned the students not to hang […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang up

[hang up] {v.} 1. To place on a hook, peg, or hanger. * /When the children come to school, they hang up their coats in the cloakroom./ 2a. To place […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang back

[hang back] or [hang off] or [hang behind] {v. phr.} 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang on

[hang on] {v.} 1. To hold on to something, usually tightly. * /Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to hang on until help came./ Syn.: [HOLD ON] (1). […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947)

English mathematicianphilosopher If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same […]

Brander Matthew

(1852-1956) A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.

намыливаться

[намыливаться] (куда-л.) {v. phr.} {informal} [na`myil'ivat's'ya] {literally} to soap oneself. To make […]

dead ahead

[dead ahead] {adv.}, {informal} Exactly in front; before. * /The school is dead ahead about two miles from here./ * /Father […]